02316nam 2200493 450 991082288840332120221109202358.01-64012-520-5(MiAaPQ)EBC6940770(Au-PeEL)EBL6940770(CKB)21435592200041(OCoLC)1308792866(MdBmJHUP)musev2_97836(EXLCZ)992143559220004120221109d2022 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe turtle and the dreamboat the Cold War flights that forever changed the course of global aviation /Jim LeekeLincoln, Nebraska :University of Nebraska Press,[2022]©20221 online resource (271 pages)Print version: Leeke, Jim The Turtle and the Dreamboat Lincoln : Potomac Books,c2022 9781640124134 Includes bibliographical references (pages [223]-229) and index.Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- 1. The Great Circle -- 2. Unification -- 3. Cross Country -- 4. Neptune -- 5. Superfortress -- 6. Distances -- 7. Honolulu -- 8. Perth -- 9. Gremlins -- 10. Navigators -- 11. JATO -- 12. The Pacific -- 13. Landfall -- 14. The Pole -- 15. Downhill -- 16. Blue Skies -- 17. Commercial Air -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index."This is the first detailed account of the historic race for long-distance flight records between the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy after World War II"--Provided by publisher.AeronauticsUnited StatesFlightsHistory20th centuryNaval aviationUnited StatesHistory20th centuryAeronautics, MilitaryUnited StatesHistory20th centuryAeronauticsFlightsHistoryNaval aviationHistoryAeronautics, MilitaryHistory358.400973HIS027140HIS036060bisacshLeeke Jim1949-1612703MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910822888403321The turtle and the dreamboat4119959UNINA